shemp

User since:	Nov 06, 2002 at 17:31 UTC (18 years ago)
Last here:	Feb 18, 2007 at 21:32 UTC (14 years ago)
Experience:	2884
Level:	Deacon (12)
Writeups:	335
Location:	south east Wisconsin
User's localtime:	Mar 06, 2021 at 10:39 -05
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Stuff about Me
Topics of interest:

The Goldbach Conjecture
Playing guitar, bass, etc
Strategy games
Downhill skiing
Ultimate frisbee
Frisbee golf
Trivia

Ok, so i've been hanging out here off and on for a few years now, and i guess i'll add a little bio info.

I dont do windows (tm)
Student of mathematics since birth
Programming Perl since december 1994
Co-founder of wit.com in 1994 (basically defunct)
Using Linux since 1994
COO of LinuxPPC 1999-2001 (also defunct)
Currently a data whore
I've run a pub-trivia game weekly for 3 years

My Philosophy
Programmers are Simple Machines.
Input = Caffeine;
Output = Program;
next;

Things i've learned way too much about while programming

US Postal addressing standards
Real Estate

Perlmonks wishlist
(things i want to implement when i have the time)

A preview button for updates to nodes
Direct links to root nodes from users writeup lists

I finally beat Zangband! High Elf Ranger with Sorcery as secondary realm. (V 2.6.2) Killed the Serpent of Chaos May 14, 2005 12:06 am.
The homeless Gentoo developer that lives on my couch says i'm obsessed, since i prompty started over with a Human Mage with Chaos & Life (V 2.7.4b)